Arsenal Rumours Archive April 25 2012

25 Apr 2012 22:13:23
Carlos Vela scored another bicycle kick at tw weekend. That's 2 since he's been at Real Sociedad and he's scored 7 in his last 9 games. I really hope we bring him back to the prem next season and give him a good run in the team rather than selling him at cut price. He has such potential.

Also any new news on possible transfer for Benzema?

EMG

He is playing very well but carlos said earlier in the year that he doesn't like London and that he hopes to stay in Spain.He admitted that he could never concentrate in training because he felt too far from home and it was impacting upon his form.For those reasons I can't see arsene standing in his way. However his current form should allow us to fetch a decent price for him.

Andy

Benzema is so overrated, wenger knows this i cant see him going all out on a player who has never really amazed everyone on a consistent basis, useless last night aswell

BS18

Benzema useless? 30 goals for madrid this season seems pretty useless to me also...:0 Having said that there's no chance we could fetch him nor would he want to leave madrid. certainly not useless mate

I love the above that states Vela couldn't concentrate in training when he is here because he is too far from home......MEXICO. So now he is in Spain he can hop on a train back to 'home' in a jiffy, brilliant.
I do believe the not liking London side of things however.

Kermit79

25 Apr 2012 11:03:52
Arsenal ins:

Hazard 25m+ park
Poldolski 9.5m
Vertonghen 9m
M'vila 14m
Suarez 7m
Holtby 8m
GK 3m

Total 76m

Outs
Almunia Free
Bendter 7m
Park p/e
denilson 3m
squillachi 2m
Chamakh 6m
Arshavin 6m

Total 24m

Total 76-24= 52m(according to Miss Arsenal we have over 60m in our kitty)

Some of these prices are way off.
Hazard for 25 mil + Park?
Podolski?
Vertonghen?
M'vila?

Good names and all but those prices are ridiculous.

Nick.

I presume this is a wish list...

Firstly, I dont believe we will sign anything like 7 players, particularly as we have such a full squad. Secondly, our net spend will be minimal.
Outs:
Almunia - released
Squilacci - free transfer or loan. I cant see anyone paying anything as he has a £50k per week deal to match.
Denilson - possible loan deal again, as I cant see anyone paying anything for him, again as he has large wages
Bendtner - £6m?
Park - Again difficult to sell with high wages
Chamakh - £6m?
Arshavin - £5m?
Vela - £3.5m?
Lansbury - £1m?
Fabianski - £2m?
Total - £23.5m

Purchases -
Podolski - £10m?
Keeper - ?
Possibly one or two other signings at best, using the remaining £13.5m, plus a possible small contribution from funds.
Next season:
G: Szczesny, new keeper & Martinez
RB: Sagna & Jenkinson
LB: Gibbs & Santos
CB: Vermaelen, Koscielny & Miquel
CB: Mertesacker & Djourou
DM: Song, Arteta, Frimpong & Coquelin
M: Rosicky, Wilshere, Abu Diaby & Ramsey
AM: Oxlade, Walcott, Gervinho & Miyaichi
Att: RVP & Podolski

Makes 26 players, plus youngsters, so not much room for additional players, despite some of the 26 still qualifying as under age players.

Podolski's price should be slightly higher as should vert's.
But the one you're way off with is M'vila.... add over another 10m on that mate.

As Nick's said your prices are wack, sorry! Also what you need to consider is that we would be taxed on anything coming in so your sum in not valid either.

Not really.. european clubs like to be paid in euro's the conversion to pound is different hence 13million euro's what koln wanted is about £10mill

We will sign 3 players at the most (excluding the odd youngster...)

Frankly, I will be very surprised if Wenger signs a defender. We have 4 CBs as it stands. Even if we did, I see the Montpellier captain as a better 3rd choice.

Then the midfield conundrum:
Hazard - going to manchester or madrid
It would take modric going to Man Utd
Cavani/Lavezzi going to Man city
Juve/AC Milan/Inter/Bayern not bidding
Then maybe 25mln + park/chamakh/etc...

Holtby - Javier Perez is an idiot
Saurez - Again, Javier Perez is an idiot
Marvin Martin - PSG
Belhanda - Fingers crossed

Billybob

We will be lucky to get ten million in total for the players you mention, no one in the world will pay 7 million for Bentner, will be really lucky to get 4 million. I think the only way to get them off the books, and out of the 25 man squad limit, will be to pay off their contracts, but can you see the super stubborn Wenger who is never wrong doing that ? Expect only one more player after Podolski, and it will not be a big name.

Surely the £60m is set aside for contracts as well. If we were to keep RVP, reports alone suggest a sky high weekly wage plus a £5m sign on bonus so i can't see us signing more than 3 players plus possibly benayoun. Most likely players will be Podolski, Vertonghen and Suarez

Billybob: Marvin Martin is probably going to Lille, and Behanda won't move I believe.

Arsene is mad mad to buy that stupid suarez

Billybob: we already know that u dont believe javier perez. anyway he is a world renowned sports journalist and knows way more about footballl than u do. we'll see whos right in the summer!

oh and its matias suarez not luis suarez

Honestly the price mark for such players would be thinking realistricly.
almunia 500k
bendtner 5 mill
denilson 2 mill will not be loaned
squilachi 1mill
chamakh ( doubt be sold) 5mill
arsahvin( interseting one here) 6mill if he has good time out in russia but dnt think he is atm so brings it down to 4.5

Park i dnt think will be sold.

hazard we wont get
podolski is agreed at 10.4mill
M'villa doubt we would get but prob around 22mill
suarez doubt it v much
gk will prob be either v v young or around the 32-33 mark so ur guess is as good as mine.

We could sell Vela for about 8mill.

NG

25 Apr 2012 07:12:15
ed,s what would be the situation if chelsea won the c/l but failed to qualify for next season c/l.would they they take the 4th place position?
i do remember the everton /liverpool scenario were liverpool was aloud to play in the comp but that would,nt happen again. {Ed001's Note - if they win, they get a Champions League place automatically, so only 3 places would be awarded from the league. When it happened in 2005, the rules clearly stated that the holders would enter the following season's competition in the group stages, but, because of the FA forcing UEFA to award them a 5th place in the comp, Liverpool were made to enter in a qualifying round. The rules have now been clarified and the holders get automatic entry into the group stages, even if they finish outside the top 4.}

So does this mean that the third-place team would be required to enter in the qualifying round? Or do all four enter directly in the group stages? I looked at the CL rules manual yesterday and couldn't find an answer. {Ed002's Note - Third place goes to the qualifying round and the winners go to the group stage.}

No not the case, if chelsea win champions league the 3 tiered clubs will go through.as will chelsea (4th place) not one of the clubs willl hve to qualify they will automatically in chmp league

Liverpool were offered a place in the preliminaries by a welsh team i think. I think they sold them their place if memory serves correct